Field Trip to Bowers Museum in Santa Ana on April 16, 2013
Thanks to Ralph some 20 docents visited the Bowers Museum to view the bones on loan from the Ethiopian Government. Although pictures were not allowed to be taken, our tour guide provided us with interesting information about Lucy (Africa Afarensis) and the 40% of her remains that were put on exhibit. We learned how we know Lucy was a female with a brain about the size of a chimpanzee's, 3 1/2 feet tall, foot structure that would indicate she could walk upright but spent time in the trees. There was also a good replica of what Lucy would look like 3D.
afterwards, we were able to view the other exhibits of the museum such as the Mission era rooms, China, and human migration/native tribal global navigation skills in the south Pacific, followed by a great lunch in the museum's restaurant. Click on the pictures below to enlarge:
afterwards, we were able to view the other exhibits of the museum such as the Mission era rooms, China, and human migration/native tribal global navigation skills in the south Pacific, followed by a great lunch in the museum's restaurant. Click on the pictures below to enlarge:
Video of Tour Guide's review of history of Bowers Museum:
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